Capital University alumnus Harry D. Raduege Jr. (’70) recently was inducted into the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges’ Hall of Excellence. Capital University President Denvy A. Bowman presented the honor to Raduege.
The OFIC established the Hall of Excellence in 1987 to honor alumni of its member colleges and universities whose lifetime achievements exemplify the traditions, ideals, strengths and values of private higher education.
Raduege served more than 35 years in the U.S. Air Force, attaining the rank of lieutenant general and retiring as director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and the commander of the Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations.
He was responsible for envisioning, planning, engineering, building and operating the most complex global networks in the world to provide command, control, communications and intelligence systems to serve the needs of the President, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and every combatant commander.
On 9/11, Raduege was responsible for restoring military communications in the Pentagon and, as the manager of the National Communications System, for reconstituting more than 5 million voice and data circuits in New York City and organizing the forces that allowed Wall Street markets to return to operation within six days.
He is the first recipient of the North American Information Technology Leadership Award and has received numerous awards including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (two awards), the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards), and the Legion of Merit.
Raduege currently is chairman of the Deloitte Center for Network Innovation, which focuses on major technology issues confronting both the public and private sectors. He serves as the Executive Council Chair Emeritus of the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) comprised of more than 100 leading U.S. and international member companies that work to define standards, processes, and methods to ensure interoperability across interagency, intergovernmental and multinational operations.
He also serves as co-chair of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency; as a member of the National Security Advisory Council for the Center for U.S. Global Engagement; on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International, and as an advisor to the Defense Science Board.
Raduege is a Capital University trustee and serves as chairman of the Technology Committee, lending his leadership to the IT division to take Capital to a new technological level, establish the framework for a strategic technology plan, and to ensure the university’s information security. Raduege strongly believes Capital’s liberal arts education provided him with a great foundation for success.